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▪ I. orris1|ˈɒrɪs|
Forms: 6 oreys, oris, arras, 7 orace, 7–8 orrice, 7– orris.
[Apparently an unexplained alteration of iris: cf. also ireos.]
1. A plant of the genus Iris, esp. Iris germanica and I. florentina (Mayne); the flower-de-luce.
1626Bacon Sylva §863 The nature of the orrice is almost singular: for there are but few odoriferous roots. 1656Ridgley Pract. Physick 96 The Juyce of our Orris with Honey. 1718Quincy Compl. Disp. 120 Orris, or Flower-de-luce, Flowers in April and May. 1824Landor Imag. Conv., Abbé Delille & Landor Wks. 1853 I. 106/2 note, The Florentines used the iris as the symbol of their city... We call it orris, corruptly.
2. Short for orris-root, -powder: see 3.
1545Rates of Customs c j, Oreys the C. pounde xiij.s. iiii.d. 1587Harrison England ii. vi. (1877) i. 159 She addeth to hir brackwoort..halfe an ounce of arras. 1721C. King Brit. Merch. I. 301, 200 lib. Red Orrice. 1888M. Deland John Ward 319 He lifted a bit of lace,..noting the faint scent of orris which it held.
3. Comb. orris-pea, an issue-pea made of orris-root; orris-powder, powdered orris-root.
1602Plat Delightes for Ladies iv. ii, Take..some orace powder, and foure ounces of Beniamin. 1611Churchw. Acc., St. Margaret's, Westminster (Nichols 1797) 30 Paid for a pound of Orris-powder to put among the church linen. 1861Our Eng. Home 118 The choicest linen, smelling sweetly of orris powder.
b. orris-root. The rhizome of three species of Iris (I. florentina, I. germanica, I. pallida), which has a fragrant odour like that of violets; it is used powdered as a perfume and in medicine.
orris-root oil, oil of orris-root, a crystalline oil of pearly lustre obtained from orris-root; also, in commerce, a solid crystallizable substance distilled from orris-root.
1598Florio, Irios, a kinde of sweete white roote called oris-roote. 1736Bailey Househ. Dict. 503 Put some Iris or Orris root, or bay leaves, or origanum..into the vessel with it; and the ale will recover its natural taste. 1830Lindley Nat. Syst. Bot. 261 The violet-scented Orris root, the produce of Iris Florentina. 1855Browning in Collingwood Life Ruskin I. 202 Why don't you [Ruskin] ask the next perfumer for a packet of orris-root? Don't everybody know 'tis a corruption of iris root?
▪ II. orris2|ˈɒrɪs|
Forms: 8 orice, orrice, orace, orrace, orras, 9 orris.
[Origin obscure: in sense akin to orfrays (orphrey); but the phonetic relation to that word is not clear.]
A name given to lace of various patterns in gold and silver; embroidery made of gold lace; see also quots. 1858 and 1882.
1701Lond. Gaz. No. 3716/4 A Scarlet Coat with Gold Orras. 1703Ibid. No. 3984/4 A Scarlet Cloth Petticoat, with a Silver Orrice; a white Cloth Petticoat with a Gold Orrice. 1772Test Filial Duty I. 127 His coat was wonderfully laced with gold orace. 1858Simmonds Dict. Trade, Orris, a peculiar pattern, in which gold and silver lace is worked. The edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them. 1882Beck Draper's Dict., Orris..the name is still in use, but is given a wider application, so as to include nearly every description of upholstery galloons.
b. attrib. and Comb., as orris-lace, orris-weaver, orris-work; orris-pattern: cf. quot. 1858 above.
1705Lond. Gaz. No. 4154/4 A Calimanco Petticoat..a Silver Orace-Lace upon it. c1710C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 103 A broad tissue border of orrace work gold and silver. 1769Chron. in Ann. Reg. 123/2 Mr. W. Dell, an orrice-weaver, in Bridewell-hospital. 1790Umfreville Hudson's Bay 59 The suit is ornamented with orris lace. 1851in Illustr. Lond. News (1854) 5 Aug. 119 Occupations of the people, orris-weaver.
▪ III. † orris3
variant of arras.
1634Unton Invent. (1841) 32 Fyve peces of Orrisse hangings. c1710C. Fiennes Diary (1888) 167 Very fine orris hanging in wch was much silk and gold and silver. |